News
Fibre broadband take up shockingly low in Singapore
Fibre broadband take up shockingly low in Singapore
With adult content banned in Singapore, perhaps there isn't as much "in home" high speed demand as forecast.
Dear Boss: 61% of your staff are ready to walk out the door right now
Singaporeans again top the wanna-be job hoppers poll, remaining the most disloyal employees in Asia.
Universal Studios Singapore officially opens
With this grand opening, RWS expects 16 million visitors for 2011.
95% of new BTO flats set aside for first-timers
And they’re said to be going at prices around 14% to 35% cheaper than similar resale flats in their areas.
RWS completes structure of its 5th hotel
Expected to open in 2012, the seven-storey Equarius Hotel will offer 172 guestrooms.
Investors pleasantly surprised by special dividends
Singapore’s major companies including SIA and Singtel have paid special and unexpected dividends to shareholders following good Q12011 earnings.
Expect continued office price and rental increases: DTZ
Forecast for the commercial and industrial markets was based on the projected economic growth of 4-6%. According to DTZ’s Money into Property report, the Singapore office market is ranked among the top five in the HOT category in Asia Pacific.
Singapore water companies secure S$8.4bn overseas projects since 2006
New projects in the industry from 2006 seen to add S$590mn to GDP and 2,300 jobs.
Raffles to open 1200 room hotel in Istanbul in 2012
No Midnight Express, this $175 million hotel will feature the country’s largest spa.
Corporate captains to form ASEAN Business Club
CIMB is backing club with SC Global’s Simon Cheong and Straits Trading’s Chew Gek Khim among the ten founding advisors.
720 HDB Executive Condominiums in Punggol up for tender today
Buyers have until noon on July 7 to make their bid, so be quick.
Investors’ questions to Profitable Plots directors go unanswered
SIAS has taken up the fight on behalf of investors, but so far the directors of this failed investment scheme are refusing to talk to them.
Singapore manufacturing drops 9.5 % on Tsunami effect
The aftershocks reached Singapore’s electronics supply chain and bad news in Pharma point to a slowing economy.
Investors abandon trading Singapore stocks as turnover slumps 25%
Worst month since January has traders fretting.
Asia set to eclipse the US in property sales this year
Another sign the US is in decline?
SIA’s move “value destructive”: DMG Research
Although it sees SIA standing a chance unlike many other airlines which failed to differentiate their LCC product.
April industrial production feared to be ugly
DBS is forecasting a 1.4% year-on-year contraction, the first since November 2009.
Commentary
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